A secondment activity was organized in the city of Lian Batangas, the Philippines as a side event to the five-day workshop. The Mayor, Isagani Bolompo, members and officers from the Lian Batangas and CABARET members participated in the event marking more than 100 participants together. Mr Joselito Castro presented the current status of multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) in Batangas province. Dr Ruben Paul Borg and Dr Boyko Ranguelov, University of Malta, Malta and Mining and Geology University, Bulgaria respectively presented an overview of the current and emerging international standards on MHEWS. In addition, Dr Harkinti Rahayu, from the Institute of Technology Bandung, talked about the best practices of MHEWS for tsunami, earthquake and volcanic eruption and guidance on how to improve existing systems. Dr Edgardo Vallar and Dr Ignacio Aguirre Ayerbe, from the University of Malta, Malta and IHC, Spain were the facilitators of the secondment activity conducted at the Lian Batangas event.